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OWEN, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 625 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 13 February 1979, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Wall J, Row 1, Niche 33. Cremation service held on 14 February 1979 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 625, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 625, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 625, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 625, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head and shoulder. Embarked for England on 12 August 1916 aboard HS St. Denis | |
| 15 Sep 1916: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, At Pozieres Ridge on 28/28 July 1916 for conspicuous gallantry throughout the operation while acting as a messenger | |
| 30 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 625, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to defective eye caused by wounding |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Foster son of George Owen and Rose Owen of Ross Street, Elsternwick, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 14 January 1917 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 8 March 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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